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Progressive Lawyers Association president detained by Turkish police

İstanbul police on Wednesday detained lawyer Selçuk Kozağaçlı, president of the Progressive Lawyers’ Association (ÇHD), which was shut down by a government decree issued...

Police detain wives of police chiefs who led 2013 corruption operations

The wives of former police chiefs Yakub Saygılı and Kazım Aksoy, who led corruption and bribery operations against the government in 2013, have been...

Turkish court releases Sözcü reporter Ulu after columnists testify

Bekir Gökmen Ulu, a reporter for the Sözcü daily, was released pending trial by an İstanbul court after statements were made to the court...

VP Pence expresses ‘deep concern’ over mass arrests in meeting with Turkish PM

Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yıldırım, on an official visit to Washington, on Thursday met with US Vice President Mike Pence, who in addition to...

Turkish defense minister: 2,304 PKK members ‘neutralized’ in 2017

Turkish Defense Minister Nurettin Canikli has said 2,304 Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) militants have been “neutralized” since Jan. 10, 2017. "This is the one of...

Turkish PM takes anti-Gülen witch-hunt to the US

Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yıldırım has called on Muslims in the US to distance themselves from people linked to the Gülen movement, inspired by...

4 Halkbank co-workers to testify online in Atilla case

US federal judge Richard M. Berman has granted a request from Turkey’s Halkbank Deputy General Manager Mehmet Hakan Atilla, who was arrested in New...

Turkish Parliament rejects motion to investigate Panama Papers claims

A motion filed by an opposition party to investigate claims in the Panama Papers, which included documents about offshore investments of Prime Minister Binali...

Turkey jails journalists Gündem, Gönültaş and Kılıç

Journalists Mehmet Gündem, Nuh Gönültaş and Behram Kılıç were arrested by an İstanbul court on Tuesday on charges of links to the faith-based Gülen...

[OPINION] Arab and Jewish interests exposed to Iranian attacks in Turkey

by Abdullah Bozkurt Arab, Israeli, and Jewish interests in Turkey are exposed to plots and attacks as the Turkish government no longer believes that the...

Turkish PM confirms Paradise Papers documents: nothing was a secret

Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yıldırım on Tuesday confirmed documents concerning his family published by the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ) on Nov. 5,...

Detention warrants issued for 88 more military personnel over Gülen links

The Amasya and Muğla chief public prosecutor’s offices have issued detention warrants for 88 soldiers of various ranks as part of a witch-hunt targeting...

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